Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-01

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table below shows the change in some household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The table chart illustrates the percentage of people living in different types of households in Great Britain between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, the percentage of people living alone and in lone-parent household increased,while the percentage of people with children decreased.

In 1971,52% people lived in hosehold with dependent children.This figure gradually fell to 36% in 2007. In contrast, the percentage for couples without children increased from 19% to 25%.

The proportion of people living alone doubled from 6% to 12% in 2001, and it remained at 12% in 2007. Similarly, lone-parent households rose from 4% to 12% over the same period.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses the task only partially because it falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 101 words. While it attempts to present an overview and highlights some key features from the table—such as the drop in households with dependent children from 52% to 36% and the rise in one-person and lone-parent households—the lack of length prevents a fully developed response. The summary covers the main trends correctly, but additional categories from the data, such as non-dependent children or couples with no children, are either underdeveloped or missing entirely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement and logical progression, successfully moving from an introductory statement to an overview, followed by specific data points. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different ideas. Cohesive devices are employed to link concepts, as seen with phrases like 'In 1971', 'In contrast', and 'Similarly'. However, cohesion can feel slightly mechanical, and referencing between sentences could be smoother to fully achieve a higher band.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying basic trends and percentages using terms such as 'percentage', 'proportion', 'doubled', and 'rose'. There are some minor spelling and typographic errors, such as 'hosehold' instead of 'household'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary items with general success, but the overall lexical range remains somewhat limited and repetitive, which prevents a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative or introductory clauses adequately. There are some grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('52% people' instead of '52% of people') and a punctuation spacing error ('1971,52%'). However, these errors are relatively infrequent and rarely impede communication, allowing the reader to easily understand the intended meaning.

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